DETROIT, MI - Technicolor Videocassette of Michigan, Inc. is laying off 200 workers in Metro Detroit, according to a Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) Act document filed with the state on Jan. 10.

The letter, received by the state Jan. 13, says the company "will experience a mass
layoff" at its sites located at 28301 Schoolcraft Rd. in Livonia and 36501 Van Born
Rd. in Romulus. The layoffs will begin March 11, the letter states.

A company spokeswoman could not be reached Wednesday morning.

Technicolor Videocassette of Michigan is a subsidiary of Technicolor SA, a multimedia technology giant based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, a suburb of Paris, France.

The company had €3.5 billion ($4.8 billion) in revenues in 2012 and €512 million ($696 million) in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). It has 14,500 employees throughout the world.

David Muller is the business reporter for MLive Media Group in Detroit. Email him at dmuller@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter or Facebook.